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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
liàn - chain
- cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m)
- chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m)
- to chain
- to enchain

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 56,354 23,624

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

Metal 釒 that joins 連; 連 also provides the pronunciation

Other Words Containing

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo